So, I saw someone sipping an apple smoothie the other day and thought, ‘Seriously? An apple smoothie?’ I mean, it sounds like the kind of drink your grandma would make when she’s feeling adventurous. But, who am I to judge? I’ve had my fair share of strange food choices, like that time I put Sriracha on popcorn (don’t ask).
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Back to the apple smoothie catastrophe—I mean creation. Apparently, mixing apples with stuff like almond milk and cinnamon turns into something you might actually want to taste. Talk about giving an ‘innocent’ fruit a rebellious makeover. I think the trick is to use one of those tart apples, you know, Granny Smith or Honeycrisp. Their tartness seems to bring out some backbone in the smoothie.
But let’s talk about consistency here. If you’ve ever been unlucky enough to chug a lumpy smoothie, you know it’s basically the drink version of stepping in something gross. Learning the right blending time is almost an art form. And forget about regular milk, because there’s always some vegan trend hopping around telling us to use oat milk or almond milk. Personally, almond milk is the way to go, at least it feels like you’re adding some legit flavor instead of bland water.
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The pièce de résistance is adding a sprinkle of cinnamon—a single chance to turn all those naysayers (like me) wrong. Cinnamon has this magical way of tricking you into thinking something tastes better than it really does. Throw in a couple of walnuts for some crunch, because apparently, that makes it fancier (and lowers the carb guilt, I guess).
Anyway, the point is, what was once just a basic apple has now joined the rank of ‘not-totally-lame’ food options. Who would’ve thought? Not me. But apparently, there’s a world full of keto apple smoothies out there that aren’t waiting for my approval.
As for me, I’ll stick to my Sriracha experiments for now. My eyes still hurt. I need coffee. Ugh.
